On-site colposcopy services in a family practice residency clinic: impact on physician test-ordering behavior, patient compliance, and practice revenue generation.

Abstract

Although offering on-site colposcopy services might have had some impact on physician management of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, the lack of benefit regarding patient compliance, the relatively small patient volume for this procedure, and its modest impact on practice revenue cause us to question the value of including colposcopy in everyday practice.